DEVON & CORNWALL REFUGEE SUPPORT

A Private Company Limited by Guarantee

Providing
Practical

NEWSLETTER
Support
To
Refugees

August 2010
7 Whimple Street, Plymouth PL1 2DH Tel: 01752 265952 Fax: 0870 762 6228 Email: dcrsc@btopenworld.com Website: http://dcrsc1.cfsites.org

FOREWORD
Written by Lorna M. SEWELL Yours sincerely

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Lorna M. Sewell
Lorna M. SEWELL
I’m sure you would like me to welcome Robert NEWALL Chair of the DCRS Board of Trustees
our new Finance & Administration Officer who joined us
a few weeks ago from the Social Inclusion Unit of
Plymouth City Council. He’ll be working closely with Pat CONTENTS
JOYCE for a while so that he can thoroughly understand Compiled by Geoffrey N. READ
our systems. When this period of supervision is
completed, Pat will then be able to concentrate on the Just run your mouse over the blue links and click...
you’ll be taken straight to your page!
advice and support work to our Service Users.
We shall shortly be appointing the first of our additional Activities Group Page 4
Project Support Workers under the auspices of our Advertisements Page 7
“Reaching Communities” Project . This person should be Clothing Store Page 4
in post by the time our September Newsletter is Diary Dates Page 17
published. DCRS General Information Page 3
The Refugee Council is urging supporters of asylum Editorial Comment Page 1
seekers to write to their Members of Parliament to urge Food Programme Page 4
the new Coalition Government to allow asylum seekers Foreword Page 1
to work whilst waiting for their decisions. The Council
General Information Page 7
says that asylum seekers come to this country in search
Greetings Page 2
of safety not in search of jobs, but many are skilled and
Internet Suite Page 7
want to work, and not to rely on benefits. When
Letters to the Editor Page 2
government spending is being cut it seems to make no
sense to prevent people from working. News Page 7
We hear that the Deputy Leader, Nick CLEGG, is about to Reception Desk & Volunteers Page 7
announce that Yarl’s Wood Family Unit1 will close. If this
is true, then this is something to applaud the new
Government for. Detaining children in secure units is
completely unacceptable.
We hear from the Plymouth City Council that the
number of asylum seekers in Plymouth, are reducing
EDITORIAL COMMENT
ever so slightly, which we hope, that coupled with our Written by Geoffrey N. READ
future increase in staff, will help to decrease the

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workload of DCRS. ONTRIBUTIONS. I do rely on you all to provide
me with articles, reports and newsworthy items to
make this Newsletter readable. So do please keep
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http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/media-centre/news/yarls-wood-family- sending me your contributions! Ed.
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 LETTERS
Compliled by Geoffrey N. READ W ELCOME! We also extend a very warm welcome
to new volunteers who have joined us...

Lorna ABRAHAM
Leela BALACHANDRAN
From: Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureaux Gerry GODFREY
To: Geoffrey READ saudigeoff@yahoo.co.uk Stephen GROCOCK
Sent: Wed, 7 July, 2010 9:51:04 Asih JARVIS
Subject: Re: DCRS NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2010 Peter LANIADO
and Julie LEECH.
Thank you Geoff - an interesting read as always!

Jane Thank you all for volunteering! If these new volunteers

email the Editor he will make sure that you receive a
copy of our Newsletter each month. Contact details at
the foot of the page.
From: Amir
To: Geoffrey READ <saudigeoff@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Tue, 27 July, 2010 8:35:34
Subject: Re: DCRS NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2010

Dear Geoff,

I arrived two weeks ago in Tehran, since then I was busy with meeting
family and friends. Everything is fine here except the hot weather and of

F AREWELL! We bid Amir KHALAGHI farewell as he

course Tehran's traffic jam!
Just want to thank you guys for giving me the opportunity of working in
DCRS. Hope to meet you again in near future. is returning to his own country. Although he has
not been a volunteer with us for very long it was good to
Regards, have you with us! Thank you for your help and bon
Amir
voyage!

A STEP BACK. Sylvia HAMLEY, one of our longest

serving volunteers, has reluctantly decided that the
time has come to step back from volunteering and to
take a rest. Sylvia has done an amazing job in our
Clothing Store for a number of years, and more recently,
has been responsible for sorting the in-coming stocks.
We are so very grateful to Sylvia and also to Reg
performing for what can often be such a thankless task.
GREETINGS We’ll all miss you Sylvia but wish you well in the days
Compiled by Geoffrey N. READ ahead. We do hope of course that you’ll pop into the
Centre on occasion for a visit.
CONGRATULATIONS to
Heather SABEL and Ali on
the occasion of the birth of
their daughter Darya Tess.
Darya arrived on Monday,
19th July 2010. Best wishes from all at DCRS!

H APPY BIRTHDAY! We wish a very Happy

Birthday to all those who have birthdays in August,
especially:

Sunday, 1st August: Jo HORSEY

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Svetlana ZAKHAROVA
ELCOME! We wish a very warm welcome to
Robert (Rob) NEWELL who took up his Thursday, 5th August: Emily CANNON
appointment as the DCRS Administrator & Finance
Friday, 6th August: Svetlana STOUPNIKOV
Office on Thursday, 1st July 2010. Rob will initially be
working Wednesdays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Sunday, 22nd August: : Beatrice NANA
Congratulations Rob on your new appointment and
welcome aboard!

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H APPY BIRTHDAY! We wish a very Happy
Birthday to all those who have birthdays in
September, especially:
Sunday, 5th September: Samuel NEVER
Thursday, 23rd September: Luqman GUBARI
Friday, 24th September: Alison WILLIAMS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Written by Geoffrey N. READ
(except where stated)
A
NNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010. The Minutes
of the AGM held on Friday, 18th June 2010 are now
available. Please enquire at the Centre. If you would
like a copy sent by email then please contact the
Editor... contact details at the foot of the page.
A NNUAL REVIEW FOR 2009. Copies of the
Annual Review for 2009 are available at the Centre.
Alternatively view a copy of our website at:
http://dcrsc1.cfsites.org
A UDITOR. A new Auditor, Mr. John WARN was
elected at the AGM having offered his services for
conducting the annual examination of our accounts.
Welcome John and thanks for joining us!
B OARD OF TRUSTEES’ MEETINGS. A meeting of
the DCRS Board of Trustees was held on Tuesday,
13th July 2010. The next meeting has been scheduled
for Wednesday, 18th August 2010 at 2.30 p.m. Should
anyone wish to have a particular matter discussed then
please contact a Trustee of DCRS.
H ARVEST FESTIVAL APPEAL 2010. Once again,
we’re appealing for Harvest Festival donations.
These extras supplement the usual Food Parcels that we
give out to our destitute Service Users each week.
Further details will appear in the September issue of this
Newsletter, but in the meantime if you can help, please
contact the editor of the Newsletter (details at the foot
of the page), or by contacting Christine REID, our Food
Programme Coordinator, either at the DCRS office or by
telephoning her mobile number: 07792292353.
Submitted by Christine REID
N EW OPENING HOURS. With effect from Monday,
2nd August 2010, we’ll be increasing our Drop-in
Days from two to four days each week. Our new Drop-
in Hours will be:
Mondays – Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fridays: Closed.
All other hours will be by appointment only.
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LYMOUTH ASYLUM SEEKER & REFUGEE
CONSORTIUM (PASRC). The Consortium held a
meeting on Thursday, 18th March 2010. No further
information has been received by the Editor. Should
anyone wish to have further information please contact
a Trustee of DCRS.
R EFUGEE WEEK 2010. Steering Group Meeting.
Christine REID and Geoff READ represented DCRS at
a meeting of the Steering Group on Tuesday, 29th June
2010 when a “wash-up” meeting took place regarding
this year’s events, lessons learned and the plans
required to be set in track for 2011. Further details will
be made known as and when they become available.
S
UMMER BANK HOLIDAY. Please note that the
Centre will be closed on Monday, 30th August for the
Summer Bank Holiday.
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ALKS & PRESENTATIONS. No talks or
presentations were given during July. Although we
are coming up to a main holiday period there’s still time
to explain the truth about Asylum Seekers & Refugees.
The media quite often misinforms the public about the
situation of Asylum Seekers & Refugees and it is so very
important that the truth is given. We find that the myths
that are spread often give charitable organisations a bad
name and of course we would wish to avoid this... or at
least, explain our side of things! This point was
highlighted during National Refugee Week.
If you know of any group or organisation who would like
to receive a talk with a PowerPoint Presentation, then
do please get in touch with the Editor of this Newsletter.
Contact details at the foot of the page.
Written by Christine REID
V
OLUNTEERS’ MEETINGS. A meeting was held on
Thursday, 29th July and the minutes are available at
the Centre.
All volunteers are strongly encouraged to attend the
next meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, 30th
September. Volunteers who find they are unable to
attend are requested, as a matter of courtesy, to inform
our Volunteer Coordinator (Liz HARDING) prior to the
meeting.
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 THE ACTIVITIES GROUP Donations. What do we need? Please keep your food
Written by Geoffrey N. Read donations pouring in. If you are unable to deliver them
to the Centre, which will be open for four days from

M ONTHLY UPDATE. No news received. starting in August, please contact the Editor and he will
arrange for collection. Contact Details at the foot of the
page.
THE CLOTHING STORE
Written by John JEBB Other Agencies. We believe it’s so important to
maintain a close liaison with other agencies and to help

M ONTHLY UPDATE. We’re steadily working

through the reorganisation of our basement
space and would be grateful if those making
donations would continue to withhold all items
of clothing for the time being. We are keen,
however, to accept quality items of bedding,
towels, and kitchenware - especially pots and
each other out during times of crisis and emergency.
We’ve received two magnificent donations of food
surplus to requirements recently. One from the
Shekinah Mission here in Plymouth, and the other from
the Exeter Foodbank. Thank you both! This has really
helped us a great deal!
Submitted by Geoffrey N. READ

pans. Thank you all for your understanding and

Harvest Festival. You’ll see an item under a separate
thank you too for your donations!
heading relating to the Harvest Festival Giving... which
we hope will supplement the basic food we supply.
ITEMS REQUIRED OR NOT REQUIRED
Blankets Yes please!
Jeans, Young Men’s, No storage space!
Toiletries. We are always in need of toiletries for men.
Curtains No storage space!
Duvets - double Yes please! Combs. Gentlemen’s, Yes please!
Kitchenware Yes please! Deodorants / Body Sprays (Men) Yes please!
Pillows Yes Please! Handkerchiefs (Disposable) No thanks!
Pots and Pans (with lids) Yes Please Razors (Disposable type) No thanks!
Shoes, Young Men’s No storage space! Shampoo No thanks!
Sleeping Bags (in good nick!) Yes please! Shaving Soap, Foam, etc. No thanks!
Towels Yes please! Shower Gels, / Body Wash (Men) Yes please!
Soap No thanks!
Toothbrushes No thanks!
Toothpaste No thanks!
THE FOOD PROGRAMME
Written by Christine REID Summer Bank Holiday Closing. As the Centre will be
(except where stated)
closed on Monday, 30th August 2010, Service Users will

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be offered the opportunity to take additional supplies
ONTHLY UPDATE. the previous week should they so wish.

The Food Team. The Food Team have continued to be
very busy preparing food parcels for our destitute
Service Users. The level of demand is being maintained.
In addition to the preparation of food parcels the team
are always kept busy dispensing refreshments.
The Food Programme. The Food Budget is just about
being maintained, albeit with the occasional monthly
overspend! With this in mind it is essential that the
level of donations from kind benefactors continue.
The Devon & Cornwall Charitable Food Group (DCCFG).
We’re still moving forward slowly Group and when it
established it will form part of the FareShare franchise –
supporting communities to relieve food poverty.
Meanwhile, you may wish to visit the website at:
http://dccfg.webs.com
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ALAL 'HORRORS'. This letter was published in
The Herald on Friday, 9th July 2010.
I WAS horrified to read that yet another shop, the fourth
selling Halal meat, has opened in Plymouth.
In my opinion, halal slaughter is brutal, with no stunning
of the animal as is legally required in our slaughter
houses. The Farm Animal Welfare Council, which advises
Government on how to avoid cruelty to livestock, says
that the way halal meat is produced causes intense
suffering to animals and should be banned. Why do we
allow this to happen?
JEAN TURNER
Plympton

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There’s plenty of information to be seen on the internet
but I thought it would be an idea for me to publish some
of it here. Enjoy the read. Ed.
Food Law
The Food Safety Act & Regulations made under it aim to
make sure all food offered to the public is safe to eat
and properly described.
Muslim Law & Restaurant Food
The Islamic Cultural Centre advises on compliance with
the Islamic Shariah. This requires that:
 Meat and other foods, including food ingredients whether it is
home-produced or imported, must be Halal.
 It must be obtained from Halal sources.
 It must be wholesome and meet food safety requirements and
be of an acceptable nutritional quality.
 It must be of the required weight and quantity.
Halal Meat
Halal is an Arabic word which means ‘permissible’, a
related word in the Qur’an is Tayyab which means
wholesome and fit for human consumption. With
regard to food described as Halal, it means food that
Muslims are permitted to consume under Islamic
law. The opposite of Halal is Haram, which means
‘prohibited by God, unwholesome, foul’. It follows, for
example, that any meat that has not been rendered
Halal by Islamic slaughter or that is liable to cause ill
health, e.g. meat that is contaminated and unfit for
consumption, cannot be considered Halal. Meat also
cannot be considered Halal if it is past its “minimum
durability marking”. If a Muslim is sold Haram food, it is
viewed very seriously, as it causes them to eat food
prohibited in Islam and, in addition, it may be a form of
fraud or deception.
Muslims regard Al Qur’an as the very words of God as
revealed to the last prophet Mohammed, and is the
primary source of Islamic law. In the Al Qur’an there are
prohibitions on the consumption of pork, blood, carrion
and alcohol, among other things. For a product to be
Halal (lawful) for Muslim consumption, and described as
such, all the ingredients should be Halal. The Muslim
requirement for food to be Halal applies whether the
food business operator is preparing, handling,
processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing,
importing, distributing, supplying, transporting or selling
food, whether for profit or not, from a factory,
warehouse, shop, restaurant, van, village hall,
community centre or vending machine.
Examples of where the requirements of food law relate
to Halal requirements.
There are many similarities between aspects of Halal
requirements and aspects of food law. A Halal food
business operator must not only comply with food law
but with the Islamic Shariah (Law) related to food. The
requirements of the Islamic dietary laws are that:
 Meat, and other foods, including food ingredients, whether
home-produced or imported, must be Halal.
 Meat must be obtained from Halal sources, e.g. an abattoir
must have the facilities and personnel to undertake Halal
slaughter. See Annex 1 for further information on Islamic
Shariah (Law) relating to Halal slaughter, provided by the
Agency’s Muslim Organisations Working Group.
Meat must be wholesome and meet food safety requirements - if meat is
unfit for human consumption it cannot be considered Halal, even if
slaughtered in the prescribed manner.
To be Halal:
The animal should be alive or deemed to be alive at the
actual time of slaughter and slaughter must be carried
out in compliance with Islamic Shariah and the Welfare
of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (as
amended). Animals / birds must be slaughtered by
severance of neck arteries and jugular veins.
 No pork or pork ingredients must be present in the food.
No alcohol or other intoxicants must be used.
 Any animal product, such as gelatine, must be produced from animals
slaughtered in accordance with the Islamic Shariah.
Any animal fat or meat must come from animals slaughtered in
accordance with the Islamic Shariah.
Any preparation area and the equipment used should be kept in such a
manner as to prevent cross contact, contamination or mixing Halal food
with non-Halal food.
Displaying Halal and non-Halal meat on the same
premises does not in itself render Halal meat non-
Halal. If open, unpackaged Haram food is stored and
displayed alongside Halal meat, there would have to be
clear separation and suitable labelling.
However it should be noted that, as any direct or
indirect contact between Halal and Haram food (e.g. use
of the same knives or chopping boards, etc.) would
render Halal meat and poultry as Haram, this could be
difficult to achieve in practice.
There is no legal requirement to label food as being non-
Halal. If a description 'HALAL' is made, then it must be
clear which product the description refers to, if the
business is not to run the risk of committing offences of
mis-describing the foods on sale.
At present there are few recognised systems of
certifying that a particular food is Halal. However,
certain Muslim organisations are collaborating to
develop an umbrella certification board for Halal foods.
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Islamic Shariah (law) relating to slaughter of animals or
poultry.
 Animal and birds should have preferably been raised in a
natural environment.
 Their feed should not contain animal-based products.
 Animals and poultry at farms or lairages must be cared for
properly. They must be fed and watered before slaughter.
 They must receive ante-mortem inspection so that only healthy
animals are brought in for slaughter.
 In the slaughterhouse animals must not be able to see other
animals being slaughtered, nor must they have sight of blood.
This requires cleaning the area before the next slaughter.
 There must be no cruelty to animals or poultry at any time.
 The slaughterman must be a Muslim, who has been properly
trained and licensed.
 All slaughtering must be carried out in a licensed
slaughterhouse.
 Places where pigs are slaughtered should be avoided.
 The slaughterman must use a sharp knife (which must not be
sharpened in front of the animal). He must sever the jugular
veins and carotid arteries as well as the oesophagus and
trachea, but not the spinal cord as this restricts convulsion,
which in turn restricts the pumping out of blood.
 At the time of slaughter he must pronounce Bismillah Allahu
Akbar (In the name of God, God is the Greatest) on each animal
or bird.
 At all times the meat and general hygiene regulations must be
complied with.
 Any carcasses found unfit on post mortem inspection must not
be used for food for human consumption.
There are many sources on the internet but this was
taken from:
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPage
sByTITLE_RTF/Food+Law?opendocument#
Submitted by Geoffrey N. READ
The Government believes the labelling system is
misleading shoppers, with thousands of tons of perfectly
good food being thrown in the bin.
The typical family throws out an estimated £610 of safe food every year,
with the total UK figure totalling around £10billion.
Confusion stems from the fact that many products carry four different
date labels that shoppers find impossible to decipher.
There is a 'sell-by' and 'display-until' date which, historically, have been
useful to retailers to help them with stock management.
There is also a 'best-before' date, which is supposed to be a guide to let a
customer know the optimum time to eat a piece of fruit or crack an egg.
Finally, there is a 'use-by' date, which is actually the only definitive safety
guide for a shopper and signifies that a product may cause harm if eaten
after this date.
The Government and the Food Standards Agency are looking at replacing
this system with a simple 'use-before' date - the only piece of
information that offers a safety cut-off point.
Official figures suggest as much as 450,000 tons of food is misguidedly
thrown away each year after passing its ' best before' date.
Real debt in Britain is £78,000 for each family... more than twice the
official figure.
Research by supermarket chain Morrisons found that 55% of people will
throw away an item that is past its 'best-before' date, despite the fact it is
safe to eat.
The waste reduction body WRAP says 1.3 million unopened yoghurt pots
are dumped every day, along with 440,000 ready meals, 5,500 whole
chickens, 4.4 million apples, 5.1 million potatoes and 1.6 million bananas.
A WRAP spokesman said: 'At least 450,000 tons of food is thrown away
because it has passed its best-before date, but if stored correctly should
be perfectly safe to eat.
'Best-before is a guide to food quality, not safety.'
The current labelling situation is further confused by the fact many
manufacturers have chosen to put 'use-by' dates on products where it is
not legally required, such as bread.
One of these, bread manufacturer Warburtons, has decided to remove the
'use-by' date on some products ahead of the shake-up.
A spokesman said: 'We have made this move based on customer feedback
and that some confusion existed with consumers on the use of display-
until dates.'
The Government is also moving against the food waste associated with
BOGOFs - buy one get one free - on fresh food. The deals are designed to
encourage shoppers to buy in bulk on the basis of getting a bargain, but
much of this food goes off before it is eaten.
Tesco and Sainsbury's have responded to concerns by introducing a
BOGOF deal where customers can walk out with one pack and collect a
second, free of charge, at a later date.
The Government also plans to put pressure on stores and manufacturers
to cut out excess packaging.
Currently, every household in the UK buys 200kg of packaging every year
in addition to the products they actually wanted.

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Among the ideas under consideration are ' recycling on the go' points -
ELL-BY DATE TO GO IN WAR ON WASTE: small recycling stations on every High Street to take aluminium cans,
450,000 TONS OF paper or glass.
GOOD FOOD ARE
DUMPED EVERY YEAR. Read more:
This article was published in http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1293945/Sell-date-war-waste-
450-000-tons-good-food-dumped-year.html#ixzz0tlgJAD66
The Mail by Sean Poulter on
Monday, 12th July 2010. Submitted by Geoffrey N. READ

Confusing: 'Sell-by' and

'best- before' dates on
products will be scrapped.
Confusing 'sell-by' and
'best-before' dates which
appear on thousands of
products are set to be
scrapped in a move against
waste.
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 THE INTERNET SUITE  We believe that only by striving to meet the highest standards
will the quality and integrity of our work be maintained.
Written by Geoffrey N. READ

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We believe in working collaboratively to advance our aims and
ONTHLY UPDATE. No news received. in ensuring that refugees are enabled to influence the direction
and perspectives of the organisation.

 We believe in the value of providing fair and flexible working

THE RECEPTION DESK TEAM conditions for all our staff and volunteers.

& VOLUNTEERS For further information, please visit:

Written by Geoffrey N. READ
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/index.php

M ONTHLY UPDATE. No news received.

B RITISH FIREWORK CHAMPIONSHIPS. On the
Plymouth Hoe on Tuesday, 10th & Wednesday, 11th
August 2010. More here:
NEWS, INFORMATION & http://www.britishfireworks.co.uk/

ADVERTISEMENTS
Written or submitted by Geoffrey N. Read
(except where stated)
B UCKLAND ABBEY EVENTS – SUMMER 2010.
Key to prices:

£N = normal admission charges apply.

BE = booking essential.
BA = booking advisable.

Costume Day.
Tuesday, 1st August, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Do you know what you might look like in Tudor costume? The whole
family can try on some today in the Great Hall with the help of our
volunteers who made them. £NT

Tussie Mussies.
Sunday, 3rd August, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Join Anthea COX to make your own herb bouquet or 'tussie mussie' in the
Abbey and learn about how herbs were used in the past. £NT

Family Felt Making Workshops.

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Tuesday, 3rd August, 12 noon – 4 p.m.
UR MISSION, AIMS AND VALUES. Come along and join in to make a felt item to take home. £NT + £2.50
History on the Hoof!
Wednesday, 4 th August, 11.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Join a volunteer to learn about the history of Buckland on this short
Our Mission. Asylum Aid is an independent, national guided tour. £NT
charity working to secure protection for people seeking
refuge in the UK from persecution and human rights Sir Francis DRAKE at Home
Thursday, 5 th August, 10.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
abuses abroad. Meet the famous sailor, see his weapons and hear stories from the ocean
waves! £NT
Our Aims.
Victorian Kitchen Handling.
 To provide free and accessible legal representation of the
Friday, 6 th August, 12 noon – 4 p.m.
highest professional standard, to the most vulnerable and
Join our costumed maid to have a go at jobs that helped to run a Victorian
excluded asylum seekers;
household. £NT

 To campaign vigorously for an asylum process based on Servants Weekend.

inviolable human rights principles, ensuring that what we say is
firmly rooted in the work we do;
 To work co-operatively with our peers in the asylum and
refugee movement, combining with them to strengthen our
impact;
 To sustain a stable, independent and purposeful
organisation for the benefit of all our stakeholders.
Our Values.
 We believe that human rights are unconditional and that our
commitment to promoting equality and justice should govern
and inform every aspect of our work.
Saturday, 7 th August – Sunday, 8th August, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
A hands-on event for all the family to learn about life below stairs with the
DRAKE family in Victorian times. Collect your invitation to dinner and see
costumed members of the household prepare the Abbey for an evening of
entertaining. £NT
Chainsaw Carving.
Wednesday, 11th August, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Can you guess what it is yet? Watch as our Warden creates sculptures
outside the Great Barn. Carving between 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. -
4.30 p.m. £NT
Silk Painting Workshop.
Wednesday, 11th August, 12 noon – 4 p.m.
Join a local artist to paint your own piece of silk to take home.
£NT + £2.50

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Sir Francis DRAKE at Home When these were attached to the Maastricht treaty in 1992 as the social
Thursday, 12th August, 10.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. chapter, Britain used its opt-out to avoid them becoming part of British
Meet the famous sailor, see his weapons and hear stories from the ocean law. On this basis, Mr Justice Cranston in the high court said that these
waves! £NT rights were not directly enforceable against the UK – that the charter was
an aid to interpretation only.
Victorian Kitchen Handling. Now, on a concession by the home secretary, the court of appeal has
Friday, 13th August, 12 noon – 4 p.m. ruled this week that the EU charter of fundamental rights can be directly
Join our costumed maid to have a go at jobs that helped to run a Victorian relied upon in the UK. The charter combines the rights guaranteed by the
household. £NT European convention of human rights with the fundamental social rights
set forth in the European social charter and in the community charter of
Tudor Treasure Trails. fundamental social rights of workers. Whether this will be the new dawn
Tuesday, 17th and Thursday, 19th August, Trails at 11 a.m., 11.45 a.m., 2 for social and economic rights, or the last straw to break the back of the
p.m. and 2.45 p.m. camel already overburdened with obligations under EU law, only time will
The whole family can travel through time and join costumed characters on tell.
a journey around the property to solve a mystery! £NT + £2 per child. But both proponents and antagonists of social rights have always pointed
out that rights form part of the unwritten constitutional underpinnings of
Family Felt Making Workshops. the acquis communautaire of European law and that those provisions set
Wednesday, 18th August, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. out in the charter do not add anything in practical terms to the duties
Come along and join in to make a felt item to take home. £NT + £2.50 already imposed on states by treaty articles, regulations and directives
when combined with rights as set out in the European convention on
Victorian Kitchen Handling. human rights (ECHR) and the individual constitutions of member states.
Friday, 20th August, 12 noon – 4 p.m. But the pinch point may be precisely here, where humanitarian law on
Join our costumed maid to have a go at jobs that helped to run a Victorian refugees meets the basic economic objectives of harmonisation between
household. £NT member states. The entire raft of EU asylum law – from the Dublin
regulation imposing responsibility for asylum, to the various directives
Sir Francis DRAKE at Home setting out requirements for adequate treatment, due process, standard
Sunday, 22nd August, 10.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. of living and international protection – is designed to reduce
Meet the famous sailor, see his weapons and hear stories from the ocean inconsistencies between member states so as to prevent forum shopping
waves! £NT or "secondary movement" by asylum seekers.
To be sure, Article 3 of the ECHR, which can form the basis of a claim in
Silk Painting Workshop. the application of EU law, prohibits "inhuman and degrading treatment".
Wednesday, 25th August, 12 noon – 4 p.m. But recent rulings have set the bar high for this provision; it is not brought
Join a local artist to paint your own piece of silk to take home. £NT + into play by mere poverty and inadequate medical treatment. Even if
£2.50 extreme destitution can be proved, there must be a close and direct link
between the destitution and the actions of the state. In asylum cases, the
Victorian Kitchen Handling. link between the deporting state and the destitution which occurs in the
Friday, 27th August, 12 noon – 4 p.m. receiving state is too attenuated to engage the responsibility of the
Join our costumed maid to have a go at jobs that helped to run a Victorian former.
household. £NT So it is generally agreed that there is no right to accommodation or to a
Welcome to the Middle Ages! minimum standard of living which can be drawn from the ECHR. That is a
Saturday, 28th August – Monday, 30th August, 11a.m. – 5 p.m. matter for social legislation. But this position may change if directly
Join the Medieval Free Company as they return to Buckland to take you enforceable EU rights encompass the rights set out in the common
back to the fifteenth century. Meet archers and millers, cooks and tavern European asylum system and the charter. The level of protection afforded
owners as you take a journey through everyday life in years gone by. £NT by the charter may never be lower than that guaranteed by the
convention but it can be more extensive. A transfer under the Dublin
regulation may now be challenged on the basis that it is not compatible
For further information, please visit: with the right to human dignity – a right whose threshold has not been set
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w- by any equivalent case law to that which has been thrashed out under
bucklandabbey/ Article 3 of the ECHR – or the right to asylum, or any of the range of
requirements relating to work, pay, medical treatment, social welfare

C AN EU LAW PROTECT ASYLUM SEEKERS IN

THESE STRAITENED TIMES? This article was
published in The Guardian on Wednesday, 14th July
2010:
As EU legal provisions
collide with fiscal
austerity measures in
member states, the
case of Greece could
be a warning.
EU asylum law is designed to reduce inconsistencies
between member states. Photograph: Dominique Faget
/ AFP / Getty Images.
The details of the law underlying the case of Saeedi are complex – but its
message is simple. Under EU law, member states have to provide
minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers.
But the obligations themselves relate to another body of law that exists, at
least philosophically, outside the boundaries of the economic imperatives
of the European Union: social and economic rights.
services and so on in the charter.
In the course of the proceedings, the claimant adduced a significant
volume of reports from the Council of Europe, UN high commissioner for
refugees and NGOs about the conditions for asylum seekers in Greece. In
earlier asylum cases involving Greece, Lord Justice Laws has made
observations about "shaky" Greek procedures for implementing EU
asylum directives, and Lord Hoffman acknowledged in Nasseri that the
practice there for dealing with asylum applications may leave something
to be desired and that very few applicants were accorded refugee status.
It was plain from the evidence considered by the divisional court that
there "is no budget in the Greek kitty for a fair, effective, individualised
and appropriate examination of asylum claims" imposed by the relevant
EU directives.
This is not to cast a slur on an individual member state but it is ironic and
also inevitable, in view of the recent economic fallout, that Greece should
be at the epicentre of this particular legal earthquake. It is a very poignant
example of how a legal system – the EU in this case, both in its economic
and political manifestations – can be subversive of the very things it sets
out to protect. It is not rocket science to deduce that a member state may
not be able to fulfil its requirements under the Dublin regulation, related
directives and the charter of fundamental rights, with regard to
humanitarian treatment of refugees, precisely because of the austerity
measures imposed as a condition on its continuing membership of the
European Union.

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Rosalind English is an academic consultant specialising in
human rights and administrative law. She co-edits the
UK Human Rights Blog at the Chambers of Philip HAVERS
QC.
C HARITY URGES CITY TO JOIN FUNDRAISER.
This article was published in The Herald on
Wednesday, 21st July 2010:
PEOPLE in Plymouth are being encouraged to put the
kettle on and raise money for a national charity.
Macmillan Cancer Support is
once again holding its popular
World's Biggest Coffee
Morning fundraiser with
hundreds of charity events
expected to be held locally.
This is the 20th coffee event to
be staged by the national
charity, which last year raised almost £8million.
The money collected helps to fund valuable local
services including the Mustard Tree at Derriford
Hospital.
Helping to boost funds this year are Plymouth's Maria ABDILLA and
Naomi HAMMONDS who are helping the local branch of Macmillan to
coordinate this year's events.
"Macmillan is such a worthwhile charity and I can't wait to spend the next
three months involved in this fantastic event," said 20-year-old Maria,
who is taking part in an internship with the charity.
Figures from Macmillan show that more than 6,000 people across the
county are diagnosed with cancer each year and the charity aims to
support and help them, their carers, families and communities.
Last year the organisation gave £100,173 in grants to over 330 families in
Devon and funded more than 80 cancer care nurses, doctors, therapists
and information specialists.
"The help we provide people with cancer is absolutely essential and we
want to be able to give support to everyone who needs it," said Suzie
Warren, fundraising manager for North Devon, Plymouth and Tamar
Valley.
"That's why we need to raise more from this year's World's Biggest Coffee
Morning than ever before and we hope that Maria and Naomi will help us
to do this."
The charity coffee mornings first began in 1990 and fundraisers are
encouraged to plan anything from the traditional cake and hot drink event
to karaoke nights and garden parties.
The World's Biggest Coffee Morning is being held on
Friday, 24th September and for more information and to
learn how you can hold your own event, visit
www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee or call 0845 602 1246.
D ESTITUTION ISN'T AN ACCEPTABLE
OUTCOME OF THE ASYLUM SYSTEM.
article was published in The
This
Guardian by Jean LAMBERT on
Sunday, 20th Jun 2010.
There are many reasons why
those refused asylum remain in
the UK. Enjoying squalid limbo
isn't one of them.
As dawn broke over Baghdad on Thursday morning,
some 40 asylum seekers found themselves back on the
very soil they had tried to flee. Deported from Britain
after their asylum applications had been rejected, and
against UNHCR advice, they were flown back to Iraq in a
shroud of secrecy and politely "sent on their way". Or, to
paraphrase, "sent packing".
If the British government is to be believed, the lives of these failed asylum
seekers are not in danger, because they are being returned to parts of Iraq
that are now safe. Parts of Iraq? Now herein lies the problem. If, and this
is a big if, as we are told, parts of Iraq are safe what about the other parts
of the country where there are still high levels of violence and human
rights violations. How can we be sure that these 40 some deported asylum
seekers do not stray into these parts? The fact is, we can't.
There is no mechanism in place to provide information about the
whereabouts or safety of a failed asylum seeker deported to their home
country. Once deported they are no longer deemed the responsibility of
the country who did the deporting - they have effectively washed their
hands of them. And because there is no follow-up support system in place,
or even a system to gather information on the outcome of returns, we can
never be sure if a correct decision has been made over an applicant. Of
course, mistakes often go unrecorded as the applicant is conveniently lost
in the ether - we are not looking at the overall outcome.
For some estimated 500,000 refused asylum seekers however, returning
home is simply not an option. In their new report, Not Gone, But
Forgotten: The Urgent Need for a More Humane Asylum System2, the
British Red Cross suggests the following reasons for wanting to stay in the
UK:
* They cannot leave the UK through no fault of their own (e.g.
they are stateless and have no country to return to, their
government will not provide them with travel documents, they
are too sick to travel or there is no viable route to return
home).
* They have been in the UK for a long period and have developed
some ties with the UK (e.g. entering relationship and having
children).
* They think it is unsafe and fear death or persecution if they
return.
Once an asylum application is refused and all appeal rights have been
exhausted, asylum support for applicants is withdrawn after 21 days, and
often even earlier. Existing in a state of destitute limbo, the individual has
no access to housing or healthcare, is denied the right to work and
survives on the handouts of refugee organisations, charities, churches and
the good will of friends, while fearing deportation. Like the lives of Abdi,
Haile and Mimi and Muhammad documented in G2 this week, this is no
way to live - it is barely surviving. The UK government makes even minimal
support dependent on a willingness to return to country of origin. It's a
Catch 22.
Offering a solution to this growing problem, the British Red Cross have
suggested the following changes to the asylum system:
* The adoption of the principle that destitution should not be an
outcome of the asylum system.
* Additional support for all destitute refused asylum seekers with
dependent children.
* An end-to-end asylum support structure, including permission
to work, until the applicant is either removed or granted leave
to remain.
* An entitlement to healthcare throughout the asylum process
until removal or granted to leave remain.
2
http://www.slideshare.net/BritishRedCross/not-gone-but-forgotten-the-
urgent-need-for-a-more-humane-asylum-system
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The criteria for refugee status are tough to fulfil, but there are other
categories of protection. We need to find a status for those who cannot
be returned - even the European parliament thinks so. Asylum seekers are
not guilty of anything. They do not choose to leave their homes; they have
F LAVOUR FEST. At Plymouth City Centre on Friday,
13th – Wednesday, 15th August 2010. For contact
details and booking forms please visit:
been forced out because their lives have been put in danger through war, http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/communityandliving/citycentre/
conflict, political persecution: the impact of climate change will become flavourfest/ffcontact.htm. Plymouth Flavour Fest is organised
an increasingly important element. So in this, the European Year of
Combating Poverty consider this: if the UK really is such an easy ride for
by the Plymouth City Centre Company as part of the
illegal asylum seekers why do some many live destitute? And, if their Business Improvement District (BID) initiative and is one
claims really are phoney why then do they choose to live in squalor rather of a range of events supporting Plymouth's position as
than return home to those nice safe parts we have been told about?
the South West's number one shopping destination and
Surely, caring for those currently living in limbo is as much a part of
development aid as digging wells elsewhere. a clean, safe environment for families to enjoy a day out.
Did you know..? Flavour Fest attracts over 100,000
Please visit this website for the profile on Jean LAMBERT visitors!
and the actual article: Source: http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/flavourfest.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jeanlambert

E NGLAND FIXTURES 2010-11. England v. Hungary

is a Friendly. The remainder are
F RONTLINE REFUGEE FORUM. A meeting was
held on Wednesday, 28th July at the Stoke Damerel
Parish Centre in Plymouth. The date of the next
European Championship – Qualifying meeting is not yet known. If anyone has anything they
Group G. wish to raise would they please mention it to one of our
Project Support Workers.

H
2010
th
Wednesday, 11 August England v Hungary AIRSPRAY. At the Theatre Royal from Tuesday,
rd
Friday, 3 September England v Bulgaria 3rd – Saturday, 14th August. The West End’s
th
Tuesday, 7 September Switzerland v England favourite musical comedy, Hairspray, is coming to
th
Tuesday, 12 October England v Montenegro Plymouth! Starring Brian and Les DENNIS as the loveable
2011 Wilbur Turnblad, Hairspray tells the story of Tracy
th
Saturday, 26 March Wales v England Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger
th
Saturday, 4 June England v Switzerland
nd heart as she sets out to follow her extraordinary dreams,
Friday, 2 September England v Wales
th
Friday, 7 October Montenegro v England inspire her mum and win the boy she loves. Hairspray is
the musical with everything - the ultimate feel-good
For further information please visit: show which has played to sold out houses in London, on
http://www.thefa.com/England/Fixtures Broadway and theatres around the globe. More details:
http://www.theatreroyal.com/prod-productions_details.asp?pid=1645

D CCFG. The Plymouth-based group, The Devon &

Cornwall Charitable Food Group held a meeting in
Catherine Street Baptist Church HOST FAMILIES
in Plymouth on Monday, 26th Required for international teenage students
July 2010. Copies of the Earn £2,268
minutes can be obtained from (tax-free in nine weeks)

Geoff – contact details at the Two – three students per family

(separate rooms or sharing)
foot of the page. There’ll be no Courses in August
meeting in August but the Telephone now for more information:
September meeting is
scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 7th, again at the Mayflower College:
Catherine Street Baptist Centre. Everyone is welcome (01752) 673784
to attend these meetings and to join this Group. For
those who wish to know more please visit: Email: English@maycoll.co.uk
http://dccfg.webs.com/

THIS SPACE COULD HAVE BEEN I N DEFENCE OF YOUTH WORK. The next “In
Defence of Youth Work” meeting has been scheduled
for Friday, 22nd October 2010 from 13:30 - 15:30 at UCP
USED TO PLACE YOUR NOTICE! Marjon. Please make a note in your diaries. Further
information will follow in due course but should you
Why not contact the Editor? have any queries please email: jord@marjon.ac.uk

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I NSPECTORS QUESTION IMMIGRATION
SECURITY IN CRITICISM OF PLYMOUTH'S
BORDER AGENCY. This article was published in The
Organiser Jim PORTUS said: "Sadly we weren't able to run our main
fundraising event in 2009 because of the hazards arising from the state of
the exciting building works on the Brixham fish market and quayside.
Happily those works will be highly advanced by the end of this summer
Herald on Thursday, 8th July 2010: and we now have permission."
Mr PORTUS is now inviting businesses in the seafood, marine
environment, maritime and fishing industries to get in touch to discuss
THE Plymouth offices of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) corporate sponsorship opportunities as well as other options.
have been criticised as inadequate by an independent The event will include live music, seafood cooking demonstrations, various
stands and other entertainment.
inspector.
The Independent Chief
Inspector of the UKBA Email Jim Portus at: swfpo@btopenworld.com.

also found that immigration control at smaller ports in

the Wales and South West region is limited, bringing For further information please visit:
http://www.fishstockbrixham.co.uk/
into question the current level of security of the UK

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border. AST NIGHT OF THE PROMS live on the Big Screen
The report "Inspection of UK Border Agency operations at the Piazza, Armada
in Wales and the South West" is the first comprehensive Way, Plymouth City Centre
inspection of the UKBA‘s regional operations within the on Saturday, 11th September
UK. Cardiff, Bristol, Holyhead and Plymouth ports were 2010. Come and join in at
inspected along with enforcement operations in Bristol the Piazza for a live screening
and Cardiff. of the Last night of the
Independent Chief Inspector, John VINE, CBE, QPM, praised Border
Agency staff in his findings, but noted that many had raised concerns Proms. Classical music by starlight. We'll be joining the
about the quality of leadership in the region. orchestra from the Albert Hall live at 7.30 p.m. for the
Mr. VINE said "I was impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment main event. Seating and refreshments will be available.
demonstrated by staff in the Wales and South West region, however I'm
particularly concerned that some staff were expected to work in Source:
completely unsatisfactory accommodation. http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/communityandliving/citycentre/
"A significant number of staff criticised the quality of leadership and ccevents/ccseptemberevents.htm
management in the region and such was the consistency and strength of

M ARJON COURSES. UCP Marjon is pleased to be

feeling that I have asked the UKBA to specifically address staff concerns."
The Chief Inspector found several serious issues which did not appear to
conform with health and safety regulations at offices in Plymouth and
Holyhead. He has recommended that staff at these seaports are provided
with adequate, safe accommodation without delay.
UKBA spokesman said accommodation issues in Plymouth were being
resolved and many changes had already taken place since the inspection
six months ago.
He said: "The Chief Inspector has acknowledged that the UKBA has been
trying for some time to find alternative accommodation in the Plymouth
area.
"The project to find new accommodation in Plymouth has been ongoing
for a considerable time due to reasons outside the Agency's control, but
delivery is now is now well underway.
"A new site in Plymouth has been identified and will be refurbished."
For further information on the UKBA, please visit:
able to offer the FREE Leadership & Management
Programme for Playworkers UCP Marjon for the third
time starting in September 2010.
This is the last opportunity to benefit from this fully-
funded training as part of this National Pilot Scheme, so
they are encouraging as many as possible to take
advantage.
For further information, please contact Ruth HUBBARD /
Margret HEAD at:
University College Plymouth St. Mark & St. John.
E: mhead@marjon.ac.uk
Tel: (01752) 636863

O
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/
H, WHAT A REFUGEE WEEK! Another Refugee

I NVITATION TO A FESTIVAL OF FISH. This article

was published in The Herald on Tuesday, 9th March
2010:
Week has swept by in a whirlwind of colourful
banners, head-stretching cinema,
action-packed footie games, and
global nosh.
PREPARATIONS are already well under way for a one- Over 18,000 simple acts of welcome
day seafood and music event. were completed as part of the
Fishstock Brixham 2010, on Saturday, 11th September, Refugee Week campaign, so thanks
aims to raise thousands to you all for joining Refugee Action and our partner
of pounds for The Royal charities to celebrate sanctuary and make a big noise in
National Mission to Deep support of refugees.
Sea Fishermen by Courtesy of our Refugee Week poll, even the Daily Mail
showcasing the South had to say something nice about refugees that week – a
West fishing industry, its fact that comedian Mark Thomas thought deserved a
heritage and its seafood headline in itself!
products to the public.

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P LYMOUTH
FIXTURES.
ARGYLE FOOTBALL CLUB

August 2010
Saturday, 7th Southampton (A)

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Saturday, 14th Carlisle (H)
Saturday, 21st Walsall (A) LYMOUTH FARMERS’ MARKET. Go along and
Saturday, 28th Peterborough (H) see them in Lower New George Street in the West
September 2010
End. The dates, all Saturdays, are:
Saturday, 4th Brighton (H)
Saturday, 11th Colchester (A) 14th August 2010
Saturday, 18th Sheffield Wednesday (H) 28th August 2010
Saturday, 25th Rochdale (A) 11th September 2010
Tuesday, 28th Swindon (A) 25th September 2010

For further information, please visit: http://www.pafc.co.uk/ A friendly reminder: Markets are opened by the cow bell
to signal when selling may begin. This gives us time to

P LYMOUTH CHARITY IN DIFFICULTY AS

DEMAND OUTSTRIPS SUPPLY. This article
appeared in The Herald on Monday, 26th July 2010:
set up and be ready for you and you’ll not miss anything
before that bell rings... promise!

A PLYMOUTH charity has said it faces difficulties as

demand for its services outgrows supply.
The Plymouth Foodbank,
which makes up parcels
for those struggling to
feed themselves, is
unable to keep up with
the city's needs as
requests doubled in the
last two months.
The charity, based at the city's Crown Centre, is now having to buy food
with emergency funds.
P LYMOUTH LIFE CENTRE: WHAT FACILITIES
WILL THE NEW LIFE CENTRE OFFER?
The Life Centre will be of international quality and a
Volunteer Dan SCOTT said: "A few months back we had more food coming
national centre for excellence, providing top-class sport
in than going out, but now it's the other way round.
"Last week we had to spend £180 on food which only lasted two days." and leisure facilities in Plymouth for everyone:
Food bags provide nutritionally balanced food to families and individuals
in crisis and typically contain items such as milk, pasta, vegetables and  A family leisure pool with flumes, 'beach entry' and bubble
fruit juice. pool.
In the past ten months the charity had provided around 2,000 parcels, but
now it is thought the economic crises had pushed up requests at the same  A 10-lane, 50-metre swimming pool with moveable floors
time as pushing down donations. and submersible 'booms' allowing flexible use.
Dan added: "Obviously a lot more people out there are now facing low or
no incomes because it's been a tough year financially."  One of the top four diving pools in the country, also offering a
An average food parcel for one person costs around £11.58 and for a moveable floor so it can be used as a standard pool.
couple with two children £30.16.
The charity collects food which customers have donated, from  A dry side training facility for competitive divers.
supermarkets Morrisons and Sainsbury's, twice a week.
Dan hoped that today's collection would boast enough food to last the  An innovative climbing zone with 15-metre wall, aerial assault
charity a couple of weeks. course, bouldering and abseiling.
If you can help visit www. plymouthfoodbank.co.uk
 An eight-lane bowls centre which will be one of the best in the

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region.
LYMOUTH CLASSIC BOAT RALLY. At Sutton
Harbour from Sunday, 1st – Tuesday, 3rd August.  A 12-court multi-use sports hall.
See details at:
http://www.plymouthclassicboatrally.co.uk/page_1183417263859.html  One of the largest fitness suites in the city, with around 150
stations.

 Multi-purpose areas for dance and martial arts, which can also
be used for a crèche and soft play.

 A relaxing oasis with sauna, steam rooms and showers.

 And a youth gym, squash, training and studio spaces.

To find out more about the Plymouth Life Centre visit:

www.plymouth.gov.uk/lifecentre

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S TEPHEN K AMOS AT PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS.
Comedian Stephen K Amos is to bring his latest
show, The Best Medicine, to Plymouth Pavilions next
year.
Fresh from a busy year filming his own BBC2 comedy series, The Stephen K
AMOS Show, Stephen is back on tour
He has appeared in Have I Got News For You (BBC1), The Royal Variety
Show (ITV) and Live At The Apollo (BBC) and he made it to the finals of
Paramount’s Last Comic Standing.
He has also had phenomenal success at the Adelaide and Melbourne
festivals selling out a 1,400 seat theatre for ten nights in a row and adding
extra shows.
The Evening Standard said: “If laughter is the best medicine, then Amos
should be prescribed by the NHS for his formidable healing powers.”
Stephen K AMOS brings The Best Medicine to Plymouth Pavilions on
Saturday, 29th January 2011.
Tickets for the show (ages 16 and above) are on sale at
cost £18.50 by telephoning 0845 146 1460.
Are you a School, Group or
Organisation that would welcome
a Talk about the work of DCRS?
Please get in touch with the Editor in the first instance.
T HIS YEAR'S BREAKOUT STAR PLAN B HEADS
TO PLYMOUTH! Having recently played
Glastonbury, T4 on the Beach and heading to
Boardmasters in August, Plan B is certainly the man of
the moment!
Some may know him as the hip hop artist who released debut album 'Who
Needs Actions When You Have Words' back in 2006, others as the man
who's recent smash hit album 'The Defamation of Strickland Banks'
successfully combined classic soul with rap to top the charts, producing
the amazing singles 'Stay Too Long', 'She Said' and 'Prayin'.
Whatever you know him as, Plan B is certainly riding high and you don't
want to miss him when he heads to the Pavilions in March 2011!
Date: 7 p.m. on Tuesday, 8th March 2011
Price: £17.50
Click on this link to Buy Tickets on line.
P LYMOUTH AND DEVON RACIAL EQUALITY
COUNCIL. The Plymouth Respect Festival is to
take a well earned year out in 2010.
After 12 years of running Plymouth’s largest, most
vibrant, most celebrated, free community event in the
heart of the city, it has been decided that it’s now time
to move Respect to the next level. This year we will take
time to review, reflect and plan the long term journey
for the event and to revisit its roots, and its rationale.
From its humble beginnings, the Respect Festival now attracts in excess of
20,000 people annually, of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and cultures.
When the Festival began in 1998 did we ever think that it would grow into
such a large and treasured event for the city?
Over its twelve years Respect has grown from a one-day celebration to a
weekend of festivities with associated Respect for Respect activities and
events.
We’ll be holding a meeting in early September with funders to investigate
and consider how we take this much loved child from adolescence to
adulthood, this meeting will be facilitated by an independent consultant.
We feel that Respect has massive scope and untapped potential to work
its magic throughout the City and the region, throughout the course of the
year and not just in October. We believe that the ethos of Respect should
be embedded into the City strategies. This is an opportunity to be grabbed
wholeheartedly and certainly not to be missed.
The Community will remain at the heart of Respect and we would love to
hear from individuals and community groups; we look forward to fresh
ideas that engage everyone with the festival. You can e-mail us at
enquires@plymouthrec.org by 30th August 2010 so that we can display
your comments at our planning day.
This offers us an opportunity to share a vision and for partner
organisations to pledge their commitment to plan and develop this unique
event. The planning day will provide a new and exciting development,
which will focus on the sustainability, growth and security of this landmark
Plymouth Festival, enabling us to take it forward into the next decade and
beyond.
This decision has not been taken lightly but with a good deal of heart
searching and a genuine desire to revitalise and enhance the event and
widen the opportunities within it, for everyone.
The date of the next Respect Festival will be October
29th / 30th 2011.
Yours Sincerely
Ann Wilkinson
Ann WILKINSON Co-Director
Sue Stratton Co-Director
Dan Thompson Events Organiser
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months and would like to influence decisions in order that the festival can
LYMOUTH SUMMER FESTIVAL: As a city continue, then attend a festival information open meeting on Monday, 8th
Plymouth is unique in the March, at 7 p.m. at Plymstock Library.
number and range of events "This is also the annual general meeting of the Plymstock Forum, which
will provide a brief update on other local issues."
which it hosts throughout the
summer months from May until
The Plymstock Festival takes place every year and
September. To capture the spirit,
includes a range of events and entertainment for
and help co-ordination of the
residents. For more details call Brian on (01752) 405132
events for visitors, the Plymouth
or Elaine on 404052.
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number of years ago. Click on the coloured links below
LYMOUTH FURNITURE RE-USE PROJECT. For
for further information on the internet.
People Not For Profit! As a Community Based
Project, our aim is to supply good quality affordable
AUGUST 2010
second-hand furniture, washing machines, fridges and
freezers to all our customers.
Sunday, 1st – Tuesday, 3rd
We also supply a range of new furniture and goods at
Plymouth Classic Boat Rally,
affordable prices.
Sutton Harbour
This project will collect unwanted furniture including
fridges, freezers and washing machines free of charge
Tuesday, 3rd - 14th Saturday,
from all areas of Plymouth and surrounding areas.
Hairspray,
To organise a fre-of-charge collection of your unwanted
Theatre Royal
furniture, please telephone (01752) 600277.
Tuesday, 10th – Wednesday, 11th Opening Hours:
British Firework Championships, Monday – Friday 8.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Plymouth Hoe Saturday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Address:
Friday, 13th – Sunday, 15th 95 Union Street,
Flavour Fest, Stonehouse, PL1 3NB
Plymouth City Centre
Telephone:
(01752) 600277
th th
Tuesday, 24 – Saturday, 18 September
The Sound of Music at the Theatre Royal Email:
plymouthfurniturereuseproject@yahoo.co.uk

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SEPTEMBER 2010
ROMOTING & PREVENTING COMMUNITY
COHESION: PREVENTING VIOLENT
Saturday, 11th EXTREMISM. It’s everyone’s business! Following the
Last Night of the Proms live on the Big Screen, Plymouth success of training days held in 2009 and earlier this
City Centre year, further opportunities
are now available in a new
For more information please visit: round of half-day sessions
http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/site/whats-on/plymouth-summer-
festival-2010 for front line staff.

Aims of the Day

To provide opportunities to raise awareness and deepen understanding
of:

P LYMSTOCK FESTIVAL. The following article was

published in the Evening Herald on Tuesday, 23rd
February 2010:
A PLYMSTOCK committee is appealing for volunteers to
help out in this year's Plymstock Festival, which will take
place on Saturday, 4th September.
Committee members have said if not enough people volunteer, the
annual festival will not go ahead.
They added that the festival had been 'a great success' over the past two
years.


The latest Government thinking on the ‘Prevent Strategy’
Violent extremism and the far right
 Myths and misunderstanding about Islam
 The process of radicalisation
 Our roles and responsibilities
There are twelve half-day sessions planned (see dates below) and they will
run from 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. and will be interactive with opportunities for
questions and discussion.
The training is free and tea / coffee will be provided.

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Venue Full article: Catherine BAKSI, Law Society Gazette, Wednesday,
Plymouth Centre for Faiths & Cultural Diversity, 7th July 2010: http://tinyurl.com/264t5dy
3a Watts Road,
St. Judes,
Plymouth, PL4 8SE
S ETTLEMENT PROTECTION FOR REFUGEES.
This information was issued by the UKBA on
Thursday, 15th July 2010:
Available Dates
Friday, 17th September,
Monday, 4th October, From August 2005, refugees and those granted
Friday, 15th October, humanitarian protection were given five years limited
Tuesday, 19th October, leave to remain
Friday, 12th November,
Friday, 19th November, (LTR) and that leave
Wednesday, 1st December, is due to expire
Thursday, 13th January, from August 2010
Monday 24th January and
Wednesday, 9th February onwards.
(Due to demand only limited places are available for June & July). This means that if you are a refugee or have been
granted humanitarian protection and you continue to
Booking a Place need protection, you and your dependants must apply
To book a place, please contact Gemma FOSTER by telephoning (01752) for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) before your leave
254438 or by emailing: gemma@pcfcd.co.uk
expires.

R
For more information on who this affects and how to
ECOGNISED FOR WORK WITH MINORITY apply, please see the Asylum section of this website:
GROUPS. The following article was published in http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/july/
The Herald on Friday, 30th July 2010: 28settlement_protection

THE chairman of the Plymouth Hindu community group

has been given an award for his service to Plymouth's
black and ethnic minority groups.
Manoj JOSHI, who organises the city's annual festival of
Krishna, won the Fata He BME Volunteer of the Year
Award 2010 at a ceremony dedicated to the city's BME
volunteers, held at Plymouth Guildhall.

T
The city's Lord Mayor, Councillor Mary ASPINALL, presented him with his
award at the event, which was organised and sponsored by Fata He, a city HE SOUND OF MUSIC live at the Theatre
group which promotes equal Royal from Tuesday, 24th August until Saturday,
opportunities for BME groups 18th September. For further details please visit:
and individuals.
http://www.theatreroyal.com/prod-productions_details.asp?pid=1646
Ossie GLOVER, chief executive of

S
Fata He, said: "Manoj got the
award for all the hard work has UMMER SCHOOL. In partnership with Plymouth
put in as a volunteer. City Council's Summer Mix you can join us for a
"Last year he organised the
Krishna festival in the city centre. dance and theatre
Fata He supported him — but he intensive summer
did so much. school and public
"He also gives his time for many other community activities and we
thought he was a worthy winner."
performance with
accreditation.

R EFUGEE & MIGRANT JUSTICE (RMJ) CLIENTS This year our Summer
LOSE HIGH COURT BID. The High Court has School is running from
rejected a bid to allow collapsed immigration advice Monday, 16th to
th
charity RMJ to carry on representing its clients until their Friday, 20 August and is open to anyone aged 14 - 19
cases are transferred to other firms. years.
Eight clients of RMJ, which went into administration in Days will start at 10 a.m. and finish at 4 p.m. with a
June 2010, had sought a judicial review of the Legal lunch break in the middle.
Services Commission's (LSC) decision to terminate RMJ's
contract without adequate steps being taken to ensure Cost: Free
their continued representation.
But Mr. Justice MITTING said last week that there was To book your please visit: www.summermix.co.uk

nothing 'unlawful or irrational' in the transfer For more information please telephone: (01752)
arrangements made by the LSC. 267131 or email: info@barbicantheatre.co.uk

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U NITY PLYMOUTH is an organisation that’s being
supported by Fata-He and hopes to become the
blueprint for Black & Minority Ethnic (B&ME) groups
U P TO 45,000 FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS GIVEN
RIGHT TO WORK IN BRITAIN BY SUPREME
COURT. This article was published in the Daily Mail by
striving to be recognised at a local level just like Unity Jack Doyle on Thursday, 29th July 2010.
Cornwall. Through support, advice and guidance from
Fata-He this has been made possible. Through Fata-He Short term: Immigration Minister Damian GREEN said he
Unity Plymouth is now constituted, has honorary officers wants to speed things up so failed asylum seekers who
and is open to membership from B&ME people who live refuse to return home
in the city of Plymouth. voluntarily can be sent
Unity Plymouth has the aim of such purposes of home before they qualify.
benefitting the B&ME community living within the city Tens of thousands of failed
of Plymouth. asylum seekers were
granted the right to work in
Through Fata-He the group aims to: the UK yesterday in a
landmark court ruling.
 Unlock funds for B&ME people in Plymouth. It affects around 45,000
 To advocate effectively at a city level to ensure that B&ME whose applications have
people within the area are consulted and recognised. already been rejected at
 increase the effectiveness of information for B&ME people in least once, but who have
the local area.
not been deported.
 Provide a city wide channel of information and
representation for the benefit of B&ME people in order that Home Office officials argued
statutory authorities and other agencies identify the funding that an EU directive - which
and policy needs of local B&ME people. gives asylum seekers the
right to work after 12
Meeting Dates for Unity Plymouth at the Council House: months - should not apply to them because it would
encourage applicants to abuse the system by making
Saturday, 21st August 2010
Saturday, 25th September 2010 repeated claims.
Saturday, 30th October 2010 But the Supreme Court ruled that failed asylum seekers whose cases have
Saturday, 27th November 2010 not been dealt with after 12 months must be given access to jobs.
Saturday, 18th December 2010 Many of those affected are part of Labour’s backlog of 450,000 asylum
claims - which are still being processed.
Sir Andrew GREEN, chairman of the MigrationWatch think tank, said:
Representatives/ Councillors are invited from various ‘There has been a succession of court decisions which take no account of
organisations. If you have an issue and would like it to the real world in which our Home Office has to operate.
‘It is no service to genuine refugees to make the asylum system
be addressed then please tell us! Please feel free to progressively more open to abuse. Yet again EU directives have
attend. Bring your family and friends. All meetings are unintended and unwelcome consequences for Britain.’
free to all members of the Communities. Recreational Reacting to the judgment, Tory ministers said they were considering
facilities for children are provided. Cultural food is restricting the asylum seekers to industries in which there was already a
proven shortage of workers.
provided free by volunteers. Immigration minister Damian Green said: ‘This judgement will only have a
Venue: Council House - next to the Plymouth Civic short- term effect. The long delays in the asylum system will be resolved
Centre. All Meetings are scheduled to take place from 1 by the summer of next year when all the older asylum cases are
concluded.’
– 5 p.m.
If you need further information please visit:
More...
www.unityplymouth.co.uk or telephone:
 Nearly 100,000 new homes must be built every year for
immigrants
Ikenna: 07868834898  Cable stokes revolt against Tory election pledge on strict
Chaz: 07950957909 immigration limit
 Border policy in turmoil as fast-track deportations for asylum
Submitted by Chaz SINGH on behalf of Unity Plymouth seekers are ruled illegal

The case was brought by two asylum seekers. One, a Somali known as
‘ZO’, came to the UK in 2003. Her claim was rejected in 2004 and all
appeals had failed by the end of that year.
But in 2005 she made a new claim for asylum and in 2007 she asked for
the right to work. Delays mean her case is still being considered.
The second, from Burma, known as MM, first applied for asylum in 2004
and was refused by 2005.
Two months later he made a new claim which has also never been
resolved.

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In his ruling, deputy president of the court Lord KERR wrote: ‘It would be, 'Gershwin's Gals' will be performed on Friday, 27th
in my view, anomalous and untoward that an applicant who makes a sub-
sequent application after his first application has been finally disposed of
August at 5 p.m., and 8 p.m. and Saturday, 28th August
should be denied access to standards that are no more than the minimum at 2 p.m.
to permit him to live with some measure of dignity.’ Gershwin's Gals, written by George
The ruling was welcomed by refugee charities. Jonathan ELLIS, director of GERSHWIN, looks at songs that are for, or
policy at the Refugee Council, said: ‘The vast majority of asylum seekers about, women. It explores lesser known songs,
who come to the UK would rather support themselves through work than opening up debate about the representation
be forced to be homeless or to rely on Government support.’ of women in songs of this period. Are they
simply foils for the male protagonists? Do they
only sing ballads? And what about the songs
UK-bound: Men that depict women? Gershwin's first published
hoping to claim song was 'When You've Got 'Em, You Don't
asylum walk by a Want 'Em' in 1916. The 'Em refers to women.
What would a modern woman think about
security fence in that sentiment? What would Germaine GREER
Calais, France. say?
Those who fail in This show will be a celebration and an exploration of the man that
changed the face of American music, George GERSHWIN.
their asylum
claims will be able
YMT is a national company offering the best
to work thanks to
opportunities for young people to stage new music
a new ruling.
theatre in all parts of the UK.
The company's programme of work includes intensive
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298431/Up-45-
000-failed-asylum-seekers-given-right-work-Britain.html#ixzz0vHgjev2I residential courses for talented young performers, a
broad based training programme for young

W OMEN'S ASYLUM NEWS. Women's Asylum

News is the Refugee Women's Resource Project's
monthly bulletin. It contains news and information on
professionals and a growing outreach programme that
encourages involvement by young people from a wide
range of backgrounds including the most disadvantaged.
issues affecting women asylum-seekers and refugees. For more information on the courses please visit:
For information on how to obtain your copy, please log- www.youthmusictheatreuk.org/ or telephone 0844 415 4858 or
on to: email: mail@ymtuk.org
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/publications.php?category=5&search=Searc Tickets for both performances are £7 and £5 from the
h
Barbican theatre Box Office. To book please contact
(01752) 267131 or email: bookings@barbicantheatre.co.uk
FOR FURTHER DATES LATER IN
DIARY DATES
THE YEAR AND FOR MORE Compiled by Geoffrey N. Read
INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT All the dates are shown using the Gregorian (Western) calendar. The
OUR WEBSITE CALENDAR AT: calendar is accurate, but some dates may vary regionally because they
are determined by the lunar calendar. Jewish festivals usually begin at
http://dcrsc-archives.webs.com/Calendar.htm sundown on the previous day.

If you have access to the internet, just click on the faith links for further
information.

Y OUTH MUSIC THEATRE (YMT). This month

marks the return of YMT for the fourth year. August
will be book-ended by two performances by the
company; 'A Song for Eurydice' and 'Gershwin’s Gals'.

'A Song for Eurydice' will be performed on Friday, 13th

August at 5 p.m. & 8 p.m. and Saturday, 14th August at 2
p.m.
Taking influence from classical Sunday, 1st August
myths, this project will explore
themes such as love, death, Buckland Abbey: Costume Day.
expression and the great and
universal power of art. Plymouth Classic Boat Rally (1st – 3rd)
This production will create an
ensemble piece that brings Plymouth Regatta (24th – 1st)
together this most tragic of love stories in an exciting and challenging new
piece by YMT. A company of strong all round performers, with a particular Lughnasadh - Lammas (Pagan )
interest in using their instrumental skills as actors and their experience in A harvest festival and one of the Pagan festivals of Celtic origin which split
contemporary dance, will help bring this beautiful Greek love story, set in the year into four.
a vibrant and exciting time for art, music and culture, to life.

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Monday, 2nd August Wednesday, 11th August
Plymouth Classic Boat Rally (1st – 3rd) British Fireworks Championships (10th – 11th)

Buckland Abbey: Chainsaw Carving.

Tuesday, 3rd August
Buckland Abbey: Silk Painting Workshop.
Buckland Abbey: Family Felt Making Workshops.
England v Hungary Soccer Friendly
Buckland Abbey: Tussie Mussies.
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th)
rd th
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3 – 14 )

Plymouth Classic Boat Rally (1st – 3rd) Thursday, 12th August

Buckland Abbey: Sir Francis DRAKE at Home
th
Wednesday, 4 August
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th)
Buckland Abbey: History on the Hoof!
Ramadan (start) (Muslim)
rd
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3 – 14 ) th Ramadan is the Muslim month of fasting.

Thursday, 5th August Friday, 13th August

Buckland Abbey: Sir Francis DRAKE at Home 'A Song for Eurydice' performed at the Barbican Theatre.

Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th) Buckland Abbey: Victorian Kitchen Handling.

Flavour Fest (13th – 15th)

Friday, 6th August Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th)

Buckland Abbey: Victorian Kitchen Handling.

Saturday, 14th August
rd th
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3 – 14 )
'A Song for Eurydice' performed at the Barbican Theatre.
Transfiguration (Christian)
Flavour Fest (13th – 15th)
Orthodox Christian feast commemorating the sudden emanation of
radiance from the person of Jesus that occurred on the mountain.
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th)

Plymouth Argyle Football Club: Carlisle (H)

Saturday, 7th August
Plymouth Farmers’ Market
Buckland Abbey: Servants Weekend.

Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th) Sunday, 15th August

Plymouth Argyle Football Club: Southampton (A)
Flavour Fest (13th – 15th)

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)

Sunday, 8th August A largely Roman Catholic festival celebrating their belief that Mary, the
mother of Jesus, was taken body and soul into heaven.
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th)
Dormition of the Theotokos (Christian)
th An Orthodox festival that commemorates the death, resurrection, and
Monday, 9 August glorification of Christ's mother.
Dormition means "falling asleep".
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th)

Tuesday, 17th August

Tuesday, 10th August
British Fireworks Championships (10th – 11th)
Hairspray at the Theatre Royal (3rd – 14th)
Buckland Abbey: Tudor Treasure Trails.
Birthday of Marcus Garvey (Rastafari)
Commemorates the Birthday of Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican politician
born in 1887 who predicted the crowning of a King in Africa, and
instigated the 'Back to Africa' movement.

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Wednesday, 18th August
Buckland Abbey: Family Felt Making Workshops.
Thursday, 19th August
Buckland Abbey: Tudor Treasure Trails.
Jamshedi Noruz (Shenshai) (Zoroastrian)
Zoroastrian New Year's Day in the Shenshai calendar.
Friday, 20th August
Buckland Abbey: Victorian Kitchen Handling.
Jamshedi Noruz (Shenshai) (Zoroastrian)
Saturday, 21st August
Plymouth Argyle Football Club: Walsall (A)
Sunday, 22nd August
Buckland Abbey: Sir Francis DRAKE at Home
Tuesday, 24th August
Plymouth Farmers’ Market
The Sound of Music at the Theatre Royal
(24th until 18th September)
Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival that celebrates brotherhood and
love.
"Raksha Bandhan" means a thread for protection.
Khordad Sal (Shenshai) (Zoroastrian)
The birthday of Zoroaster, celebrated on this date in the Shenshai
calendar.
Wednesday, 25th August
Buckland Abbey: Silk Painting Workshop.
Friday, 27th August
Buckland Abbey: Victorian Kitchen Handling.
'Gershwin's Gals' performed at the Barbican Theatre.
th
Saturday, 28 August
Buckland Abbey: Welcome to the Middle Ages!
'Gershwin's Gals' performed at the Barbican Theatre.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club: Peterborough (H)
Plymouth Farmers’ Market
Sunday, 29th August
Buckland Abbey: Welcome to the Middle Ages!
Monday, 30th August
Buckland Abbey: Welcome to the Middle Ages!
DCRS Centre Closed - Summer Bank Holiday
Thursday, 2nd September
Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti (Hindu)
The Janamashtami festival marks the birth of Krishna, the most highly
venerated God in the Hindu pantheon.
Friday, 3rd September
England v Bulgaria European Championship
Saturday, 4th September
Plymstock Festival
Sunday, 5th September
Paryushana (Jain)
The most important Jain festival, it consists of eight (Swetambara) or ten
(Digambara) days of intensive fasting and repentance. A time of
reflection.
Tuesday, 7th September
Switzerland v England European Championship
Wednesday, 8th September
Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)
Roman Catholics celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary.
Feast of the Birth of Mary (Christian)
Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches celebrate the birth of
Mary, mother of Jesus.
Nativity of the Theotokos (Christian)
Orthodox Christians celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary.
Thursday, 9th September
Rosh Hashanah (1st day) (Jewish)
Jewish New Year.
A two-day festival during which work is not permitted.
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Friday, 10th September
Eid-Ul-Fitr (Muslim)
The end of Ramadan when Muslims celebrate the end of fasting and thank
Allah for His help with their month-long act of self-control.
Wednesday, 29th September
Michaelmas /St. Michael's Day (Christian)
A feast day in honour of the archangel Michael.
Michael is one of only two angels mentioned by name in the Bible (the
other being Gabriel.)

Saturday, 11th September Hoshanah Rabbah (Jewish)

The seventh day of Sukkot.
Fishstock Brisham 2010

Last Night of the Proms on the Big Sreen at the Plymouth Piaza
Thursday, 30th September
Plymouth Argyle Football Club: Colchester (H)
Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
Plymouth Farmers’ Market Shemini Atzeret can be translated as "the assembly of the eighth (day)."
In Israel the festival is combined with Simchat Torah.
Ethiopian New Year (Rastafari)
The start of the New Year in Ethiopia is recognised because Rastafarians
believe Ethiopia to be their spiritual homeland, and a place to which they
want to return.

Fast of Gedalliah (Jewish)

Fast in memory of the assassination of Gedalliah Ben Achikam, the
Governor of Israel during the days of Nebuchadnetzar, King of Babylonia.
FOR FURTHER DATES
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
Hindus celebrate the birthday of Lord Ganesh, the elephant-headed God.
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Saturday, 18th September
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Day of Atonement - the most solemn day of the Jewish year.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE

Wednesday, 22nd September
Band of HM Royal Marines Performing
CALENDAR AT:
http://dcrsc-archives.webs.com/Calendar.htm
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Thursday, 23 September
Sukkot (Jewish)
Sukkot or The Feast of Tabernacles, commemorates the years that the
Jews spent in the desert on their way to the Promised Land, and
celebrates the way in which God took special care of them under
impossible conditions.
Sukkot lasts for seven days, and work is not permitted on the first two
days.

Autumn Equinox (Pagan)

This day is celebrated when day and night are of equal duration.

Friday, 24th September

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning (Macmillan Cancer)

Saturday, 25th September THIS SPACE COULD

Grimethorpe Colliery Band Performing

Plymouth Farmers’ Market

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